Table 1. Four-way (area, site, date, and tidal height) mixed ANOVA for survival in the transplant experiment.
| Source of variation | df | MS | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2 | 27.8417 | 0.70 | 0.539 |
| Site (area) | 5 | 39.3718 | 8.60 | 0.339 |
| Date | 1 | 146.4407 | 25.25 | 0.006 |
| Tidal height | 1 | 3.6343 | 0.58 | 0.481 |
| Area × date | 2 | 3.5859 | 0.62 | 0.582 |
| Area × tidal height | 2 | 0.6035 | 0.10 | 0.910 |
| Date × tidal height | 1 | 15.5561 | 2.07 | 0.221 |
| Date × site (area) | 4 | 5.7994 | 0.77 | 0.598 |
| Tidal height × site (area) | 5 | 6.2829 | 0.84 | 0.582 |
| Area × date × tidal height | 2 | 5.2577 | 0.70 | 0.547 |
| Date × tidal height × site (area) | 4 | 7.5563 | 1.31 | 0.269 |
| Error | 112 | 5.7528 |
MS, mean squares value; F, F ratio. Boldface indicates statistical significance.